Pontiac man charged in Shelby Twp. home invasion and other crimes

An Oakland County resident is being held on a $750,000 bond after he allegedly broke right into a Shelby Township man’s house and severely beat him earlier than stealing a number of gadgets, police mentioned Monday.

Jesus Garcia Jr., 36, of Pontiac, was arraigned final week in 41A District Courtroom on fees of residential housebreaking and different crimes. Justice of the Peace Christopher Alayan set bail.

“We’re a legislation and order group,” Shelby Township Police Chief Robert Shelide mentioned in a information launch. “This division won’t again down, and we won’t permit violent criminals to assume they’ll function in our township.”

In keeping with police, the incident occurred on December 11 within the 47000 block of Van Dyke Avenue after a resident referred to as 911 to report a house invasion.

When officers arrived, they discovered the proprietor, who had suffered a number of accidents after being severely crushed through the house invasion, investigators mentioned. He was handled for his accidents on the scene by the Shelby Township Fireplace Division.

The home-owner informed officers he heard a window break behind his house. When he opened the door to look outdoors, he was forcibly pushed into his house, “the place he was severely crushed and a number of other gadgets had been stolen.”

The suspect then fled the world.

The division’s proof technicians, detectives and particular investigation items all responded to the handle.

Police mentioned they realized who the suspect was by way of a number of interviews, search warrants and the usage of Flock Security avenue cameras that “learn” license plates and car traits.

The division’s Particular Investigations Unit discovered Garcia Jr. on December 16 at a parking zone in Auburn Hills, the place they arrested him.

Along with house invasion, the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Workplace charged Garcia Jr. by:

• Illegal imprisonment
• Unarmed theft
• Theft of greater than $1,000
• Theft in a constructing
• Routine Offender – Fourth Offense Discover

Garcia was convicted of a earlier house invasion in 2019, in line with the Michigan Division of Corrections. He was positioned on probation and fired in January 2025.

He additionally has prior convictions for managed substances, for which he was sentenced to probation, MDOC information present.

“A house invasion is without doubt one of the most critical crimes we cope with, and we’ll reply with zero tolerance,” Shelide mentioned. “Anybody who assaults our residents in their very own houses will probably be discovered, arrested and held accountable.”

He’s then due again in courtroom on December 29 for a possible trigger convention and on January 5 for a preliminary examination.